The TikTok War: Should Governments Decide Which Apps Their Citizens Are Allowed to Use?
The United States banned TikTok, restored it, threatened to ban it again, and then extended the deadline while negotiating a forced sale. India banned it permanently in 2020. The EU is investigating it. At the heart of this global drama is a question that will define the internet's future: does national security justify governments controlling which apps 5 billion people can use?